Two fisheries recently announced undergoing MSC assessments, one in the Atlantic and the other in the WCPO. The first, comprising two companies, Laus Fishing Company Ltd., and Dicha...
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Poll: Will Rising Costs Force Tuna Firms To Hike Prices?
The Middle East conflict is straining global trade, with the tuna industry among those affected. War-driven inflation in marine fuel costs and logistics has forced companies to raise product...
White House Proposes USD 1.6 Billion Budget Cut At NOAA
The budget request to the US Congress for fiscal year 2027 seeks to slash USD 1.6 billion in budget for NOAA initiatives with significant changes to federal funding climate research and...
US-Iran Ceasefire Could Offer Temporary Relief To Global Markets
The US and Iran have agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire, which could open the Strait of Hormuz to allow ships and critical commodities such as crude oil to pass through this...
Maldives Tuna Fisheries Achieves US Seafood Watch Recognition
The Maldives has achieved a landmark global recognition with the first-ever country-specific rating from the US-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program. The island nation’s...
Missing Ecuadorian Fishing Vessels With 20 Crew Safely Found
The Ecuadorian vessel ‘Don Maca’ and six smaller vessels, which were reported missing in late March, were found last week off northern Manabí within Ecuador’s EEZ. All 20 crew members were...
EU Stakeholders To Assess Future Of Fisheries Agreements
EU tuna and seafood stakeholders has convened in Brussels today to shape the future of the bloc’s Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) with partner nations. The European...
Chicken Of The Sea Bets On Protein Craze For Sales Growth
The protein appeal of Chicken of the Sea tuna products remains central to the brand’s merchandising playbook, said Griffin Raasch, Director of Marketing to Atuna.The company is doubling down...
MIFCO Maintains Canned Tuna Price After Public Feedback
Despite facing supply chain pressures, MIFCO has reversed its decision to increase the price of its canned tuna in the Maldives after negative public feedback and the impact it would have on...
Japan’s Appetite For Fresh Tuna Further Weakens
Japan’s fresh chilled tuna imports slumped in 2025. While most key suppliers scaled back shipments, Mexico stood out, posting a sharp increase in exports to this Asian market. Last year, Japan...
South Korea’s Bluefin Surge Fuels Calls For Quota Reset
South Korean fishermen are pressing the government to seek a higher bluefin quota, citing a growing presence of these tunas in the country’s EEZ in recent years. Bluefin larvae have been...
RFMO Experts Challenge Greenpeace Critique Of Industry Presence In Tuna Bodies
Greenpeace recently raised an allegation that fishing industry representatives make up to a third of national delegations at key tuna and other RFMO meetings and the system is "rigged" against...
Readers: Tuna Vessels Will Temporarily Stop Fishing
Tensions in the Middle East have heightened concerns in the global tuna industry, over climbing fuel costs as crude oil shipments face disruption through the Strait of Hormuz. The crisis,...
Higher Deals Secured For Skipjack In Manta
In the Manta processing hub, skipjack trading is seeing higher prices due to a drop in raw material supply from the EPO. Sources told Atuna that the owners of vessels are not seeing the impact...
MSC Seeks Feedback On Chain Of Custody Standard Revisions
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) recently announced that it has opened a public consultation for proposed revisions to the MSC Chain of Custody (COC) Standard. MSC has put up an online...
EU Alerts Show One Tuna-Related Incident
The EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) reported only one tuna-related incident last month. On March 11, Italian authorities alerted the EU to contamination in 300g glass jars of...
NewPrinces Group Reports 80 Percent Jump In Revenue
NewPrinces Group reported consolidated revenue of EUR 2.96 billion in 2025, up 80 percent from 2024. Sales for the Fish segment, which is ambient tuna and seafood produced by its UK-based...
Skipjack Price In Bangkok Trading Higher Despite Canners’ Resistance
Deals for frozen whole round skipjack have concluded at higher levels in Bangkok, but Thai packers are maintaining their wait-and-see approach, given the volatility in the market due to the...
Tuna Fuels Grupo Consorcio Growth In Italian Market
Spanish seafood group Grupo Consorcio, which has a strong presence in Italy, reported an increase in tuna sales and volumes in 2025 in the market, and is eyeing an expansion of its tuna...
Will China’s Domestic Tuna Bet Dampen Pacific Islands’ Prospects?
China is moving to expand domestic tuna production, with indications of increased investment in canneries to boost output. Partnering with Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to facilitate the...